CFTC Charges Randall Crater, Mark Gillespie, And My Big Coin Pay, Inc. With Fraud And Misappropriation In Ongoing Virtual Currency Scam - Defendants Allegedly Solicited More Than $6 Million For Investments In A Virtual Currency Known As âMy Big Coinâ - Federal Court Issues Restraining Order Freezing Defendantsâ And Relief Defendantsâ Assets And Protecting Books And Records

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the filing of a federal court enforcement action under seal on January 16, 2018, charging commodity fraud and misappropriation related to the ongoing solicitation of customers for a virtual currency known as My Big Coin (MBC). The CFTC Complaint charges Defendants Randall Crater of East Hampton, New York, Mark Gillespie of Hartland, Michigan, and My Big Coin Pay, Inc., a corporation based in Las Vegas, Nevada, with misappropriating over $6 million from customers by, among other things, transferring customer funds into personal bank accounts, and using those funds for personal expenses and the purchase of luxury goods.